Chewa and Hausa
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
Nigeria
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Gambia, Nigeria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Nigeria
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Zambia
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
Regulated By
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Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
- There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
Similar To
Zulu language
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
yaya dai
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
mai kyau dare
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
barka da yamma
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
barka da rana
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
mai kyau safe
Bye
anatsanzikana
sai anjima
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
Ina son ku
Excuse Me
Pepani
gafara dai
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Gaananci
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Ghana
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Kurhwayanci
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Niger
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Daragaram
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Niger
Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
Nyanja
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
haoussa
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Haussa-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Chewa people
Hausa–Fulani people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Chadic
Branch
Bantu
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Chewa
Hausa
Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nyan1308
haus1257
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
19-HAA-b
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Chewa and Hausa Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Chewa and Hausa dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Hausa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Hausa Dialects are spoken in different Hausa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Hausa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Hausa dialects include: Gaananci , Kurhwayanci. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Hausa Speaking population
Chewa and Hausa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Hausa languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Hausa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Chewa and Hausa on Chewa vs Hausa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Hausa Language Codes
Chewa and Hausa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Hausa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.